The following photomicrographs of an Acinetobacter culture at various times after inoculation of fresh medium illustrate the changes that occur as cells adapt to starvation conditions.
An excellent introduction to Acinetobacter baylyi is available from the French laboratory that sequenced the entire genome of the organism. The URL for the site is http://www.genoscope.cns.fr/externe/English/Projets/Projet_DY/overview.html.
